Workshop on the Use of the UKCA Marking for Placing Goods on the Great Britain Market

Dear Member,

In the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, with reference to the e-mail of the British Embassy in Ankara dated 4 February 2022, as of 1 January 2023, for exports to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking will replace the CE marking issued by notified bodies established in the EU and in Türkiye (including those established in 3rd countries recognised by the EU) under the European Union (EU) New Approach Directives.

The UKCA marking, which covers most goods requiring the CE marking and, like the CE marking, indicates that the goods meet all the requirements of the relevant legislation, will be mandatory for goods to be placed on the Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) market, and this important change will also directly affect Turkish exporters.

The e-mail referenced above emphasises that Türkiye has been identified by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as one of the priority countries for providing information on the new regulations that the said change will bring.

In this framework, in order for BEIS officials to inform Turkish companies about the UKCA marking that will replace the CE marking, a workshop with the programme set out below will be held on Wednesday, 2 March 2022, between 14:00-16:00 at the TOBB Social Facilities in Ankara.

The said workshop will be held in a hybrid format (online and face-to-face), and within the scope of current Covid measures, the first 50 people registering for the physical meeting will be accepted. For face-to-face participation in the said workshop, it is mandatory to present proof of 2 doses of vaccine (at least 15 days must have passed since the 2nd dose) or a negative PCR test taken within the last 48 hours.

Company representatives wishing to attend the workshop, at which Turkish-English interpretation will be provided, must fully complete the online and face-to-face participation forms whose links are provided in the programme below by Monday, 28 February 2022.

02 March 2022 /14:00-16:00

TOBB Social Facilities Meeting Hall 1-2-3

Face-to-face meeting registration link https://anket.tobb.org.tr/#/anket/ukca-calistayi-2

Zoom meeting registration link https://tobb-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcOyurzMrE9TED_N2svUoGsGVQKbdWMEo

*Turkish-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the meeting.  

13:30 Registration

14:00 Opening Speeches

14:20-15:00 Technical Information Presentation by the Ministry of Trade

15:00-15:45 Technical Presentation by Mr Christopher SMART, Head of Trade and Investment, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

15:45 – 16:00 Q&A

Participants from the British Embassy in Ankara

• David Machin, Trade Attaché

• Seyfi Özmay, Policy and Programme Officer 

 

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Date Added :2022-02-15 11:18:00